what advice would you give to that young man who came from ghana arriving in south london in the mid—y ways, you are an unlikely figure. your story is remarkable. to what extent do you see yourself, a former asylum seeker, working class, black, gay man, to what extent do you see yourself as someone who wants to be an agent of change? do you wake up in the morning thinking you need to change the fashion industry, to change the media, that there is work to be done? i do not wake up thinking, "i am here to change the world" but i wake up thinking that maybe i could make the world a better place byjust reflecting my idea of what the world should be, you know? i shouldn't be here, you know? i was from a country where we had to flee, so every day is a thankful day and every day i try to think of what to do in the world that will make a difference. edward enninful, it is a real pleasure. so lovely, thank you so much. thank you, i really enjoyed it. thank you. thank you so much. hello. whilst the new year has begun cold and wintry in much of scotland and across the rest of the country it's st

. what he met the commissioner at scotland yard in south london.— yard in south london._ yard in south london. what we want to make sure as there are not - to make sure as there are not serving police officers anywhere at any stage in their career or indeed staff and police forces who shouldn't be there. the national police database contains a variety of information about people against which those individuals can be rechecked. it's important that we do that immediately and police forces carried out to identify and root out anyone who is not fit to serve. no one doubts the damage the carry case and other policing scandals have already done to trust in policing, particularly among women. but there is an urgency in the political response because of concerns that without action, public confidence in law enforcement could be damaged still further. carrick was recruited despite being suspected of two offences against women and also passed two internal vetting checks. a home office review will look at what went wrong. the mayor of london sadiq khan has said carrick should lose

bisexual, brighton, lambeth in south london and cardiff.— london and cardiff. information matter? manchesterl london and cardiff. why does thisl information matter? manchester is such a hotspot for lgbtq+ community across manchester and other communities are not so lucky and i think by asking these type of questions on a national level, it means that resources will be allocated in the correct way, that the communities will have their kind of needs addressed.— the communities will have their kind of needs addressed. people were also asked if there — of needs addressed. people were also asked if there are _ of needs addressed. people were also asked if there are gender _ of needs addressed. people were also asked if there are gender identity - asked if there are gender identity is different to their sex that was registered when born. for example, someone who was born male may not identify this way. within 45 million people answered this, 94% of the population. 0ut people answered this, 94% of the population. out of those, 262,000 people said no, their gender iden

now in south london . yep. good. now in south london. yep. for. for south london.r off the old kent know, not far off the old kent road , those sort of areas. and road, those sort of areas. and you cross del boy just around the corner peckham, you cross back that road. that was the that are frequented quite a place to grow up very tough especially being from an immigrant family. especially being from an immigrant family . bevan outsider immigrant family. bevan outsider of an outsider. immigrant family. bevan outsider of an outsider . there wasn't of an outsider. there wasn't a lot of his stuff. it was the irish the cypriots in the west, indians were there and we had to do a lot of fighting and a lot of sticking up for ourselves. i was a very young, angry shortly little fat turkish kid with loads and i'm just like, loads air and i'm just like, yeah, yeah. so so yeah. we used to do a lot of fight. my mom put me into boxing and we just grew up the tough way, but i wouldn't have it any different. people say, you know, i'll grow up and it an all time. and it it fracture

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tickets may be to blame for the crush which killed two people at brixton academy last month in south londonap security says security guards working at the venue were earning up to £1,000 a night in bribes from fans without tickets. he claims the company knew what was going on and did nothing about it. ap security have declined to comment. let's get more on this with my collegue greg mckenzie. you have been speaking to the whistleblower, what more have you found? we whistleblower, what more have you found? ~ . , , whistleblower, what more have you found? ~ . g , ., , whistleblower, what more have you found? . g , ., found? we have indeed. just a bit of background. — found? we have indeed. just a bit of background, this _ found? we have indeed. just a bit of background, this was _ found? we have indeed. just a bit of background, this was a _ found? we have indeed. just a bit of background, this was a stampede i found? we have indeed. just a bit of. background, this was a stampede and a crush at a concert at the 02 academy, brixton, in south—west london, back in december. it was the nigerian a

the king spoke in south london.g spoke to staff and visitors and heard how the centre provides a home away from for home africans living in the uk. away from for home africans living in the uk . the new living in the uk. the new building is in a 1960s former office block that's been transformed into a community hub for african culture and heritage . that's the latest news you're up to date on tv, online and dab radio. this is gb news. the people's channel, where now it's time for laurence fox . time for laurence fox. will be . world prison for the will be. world prison for the sentence of his dreams on magazine covers of bearded , magazine covers of bearded, pregnant, restless men , hands pregnant, restless men, hands held in loving, protective grasp of their heavy pregnant bellies , lips locked in tender embrace with a made up man , long blonde with a made up man, long blonde hair cascading down his the world can sometimes feel like a stomach churning, never ending ride. one just wants to get off in these last year

the king spoke in south london.g spoke to staff and visitors and heard how the centre provides a home away from for home africans living in the uk. away from for home africans living in the uk . the new living in the uk. the new building is in a 1960s former office block that's been transformed into a community hub for african culture and heritage . that's the latest news you're up to date on tv, online and dab radio. this is gb news. the people's channel, where now it's time for laurence fox . time for laurence fox. will be . world prison for the will be. world prison for the sentence of his dreams on magazine covers of bearded , magazine covers of bearded, pregnant, restless men , hands pregnant, restless men, hands held in loving, protective grasp of their heavy pregnant bellies , lips locked in tender embrace with a made up man , long blonde with a made up man, long blonde hair cascading down his the world can sometimes feel like a stomach churning, never ending ride. one just wants to get off in these last year

it isjust a fact in absolute terms, london and the south-east— in absolute terms, london and the south—east on her head _ country. you are concentrating on her head but that is a long—term justification for spending less on the north, — justification for spending less on the north, as we have seen across many— the north, as we have seen across many decades. are we getting the kind of— many decades. are we getting the kind of levelling up that we were promised — kind of levelling up that we were promised in the 2019 general election— promised in the 2019 general election by boris johnson and promised in the 2019 general election by borisjohnson and is promised in the 2019 general election by boris johnson and is the thing _ election by boris johnson and is the thing that— election by boris johnson and is the thing that has really changed that you are _ thing that has really changed that you are worried about losing southern _ you are worried about losing southern seats and one link question. _ southern seats and one link question, are you 100% committed to the current— question, are you 100%

commons this afternoon before meeting the commissioner of scotland yard at a police station in south londonat we want to do is make sure that there aren't serving police officers anywhere, at any stage in their career — or, indeed, staff in police forces who shouldn't be there. the national police database contains a variety of information about people against which those individuals can be rechecked. it's important that we do that immediately and police forces carry that out to identify and root out anyone who's not fit to serve. no—one doubts the damage the carrick case and other recent scandals have already done to trust in policing, particularly among women, but there is an urgency in the political response because of concerns that without action, public confidence in law enforcement could be damaged still further. carrick was recruited, despite being suspected of two offences against women, and also passed two internal vetting checks. a home office review will look at what went wrong. the mayor of london, sadiq khan, has said carrick should lose his £22,000 a year police pension — a ca

amongst the thousands of blocks affected is royal artillery quays in south london.rs, residents have campaigned for three years to get it fixed. they hope now barratt will sign. we welcome the announcement that builders will be legally liable to pay to fix dangerous defects on buildings. however, we are concerned in the detail of these contracts. there are currently leaseholders in buildings that are below six stories and enfranchised leaseholders excluded. since grenfell, the government have spent millions of pounds repairing the tallest and most at risk buildings. all the time, ministers like mr gove have been trying to get developers to pay their share, but they've been reluctant to sign legally binding contracts to do so. the reason he's going after uk house—builders is because they're domiciled in the uk, they pay taxes here and they're easier to engage with. and we have argued, for the past five years or longer, that product manufacturers also need to pay their fair share. that would include arconic, the french company which supplied the cladding for grenfell.

and at the moment the medical schools we very we have, the country are very based south east london, aining places in in and around . and yet places in in and around. and yet only 17% of doctors work . you only 17% of doctors work. you actually need the medical schools spread around the country . that's good for the country. that's good for the levelling up agenda. it also creates just a medical school, creates just a medical school, creates jobs there, reasonable skill, contribute school, contributes about 20 billion a year to the local, local economy. so maybe you should campaign for what you live , campaign for what you live, what? well, we did and we've got in the northwest recently. so but i just i did want to bring thatissue but i just i did want to bring that issue . thank you for that issue. thank you for raising issue in parliament. i think it's a very important, i'm no doubt, one that will continue to be at. thank you . well, the to be at. thank you. well, the king and queen consort are in today visiting sites around . the today visiting sites around. the city, including hit

. the new africa in south london.how the centre provides a home away from home for africans living in the uk . the new building is a 1960s uk. the new building is a 1960s former office block and has been transformed into a community hub for african art culture and heritage. that's set you up to date on tv, online and dvb plus radio with gb news. back now to dan wootton tonight . dan wootton tonight. time for tomorrow's use tonight in our media box straight to the front pages and the eye leads with the news that former chancellor dame has granted permission hmrc to give his tax history a number 10 investigation and the metro carries the chilling news that there has been a 1,000% surge in children lured by online abuse since by superstar panel . back since by superstar panel. back with me now, political commentator dominic samuels, the former conservative london mayoral candidate shaun bailey and the author and broadcaster nicholl. now the british bashing corporations left staff are reportedly furious over claims that c

. the new africa in south london.how the centre provides a home away from home for africans living in the uk . the new building is a 1960s uk. the new building is a 1960s former office block and has been transformed into a community hub for african art culture and heritage. that's set you up to date on tv, online and dvb plus radio with gb news. back now to dan wootton tonight . dan wootton tonight. time for tomorrow's use tonight in our media box straight to the front pages and the eye leads with the news that former chancellor dame has granted permission hmrc to give his tax history a number 10 investigation and the metro carries the chilling news that there has been a 1,000% surge in children lured by online abuse since by superstar panel . back since by superstar panel. back with me now, political commentator dominic samuels, the former conservative london mayoral candidate shaun bailey and the author and broadcaster nicholl. now the british bashing corporations left staff are reportedly furious over claims that c

the prime minister met the commissioner of scotland yard at a police station in south london.ion out people against which those individuals can be rechecked. it is against which those individuals can be rechecked.— against which those individuals can be rechecked. it is important we do that immediately _ be rechecked. it is important we do that immediately and _ be rechecked. it is important we do that immediately and police - be rechecked. it is important we do that immediately and police forces| that immediately and police forces out to identify and root out anyone who is not fit to serve. h0 out to identify and root out anyone who is not fit to serve.— who is not fit to serve. no one doubts the _ who is not fit to serve. no one doubts the damage _ who is not fit to serve. no one doubts the damage that - who is not fit to serve. no one doubts the damage that the i who is not fit to serve. no one - doubts the damage that the carrick case and other recent scandals have done to trust in particularly among women, but there is urgency in the political response, because of concern

south london and maudsley nhs trust has since apologised, adding that improvements have been made.gnpost people to services and provide urgent phone support. but figures obtained by the bbc show at least [118,000 calls went unanswered in 2021—22. two recent coroner's reports have highlighted issues with crisis lines that preceded deaths, noting the demands on staff. it was a very exhausting job emotionally, it was impossible to answer all the calls. 0ne former staff member says she felt overwhelmed and was not properly trained. i didn't feel prepared. you are expected to learn on the job, which is disappointing when the risk is so high and you are dealing with people's lives. experts say crisis lines can play a vital role, if they are able to meet demand. the point of them is to make the system really accessible, to make it easy not to go to a&e. and if that's not what is happening, then that's obviously a major problem. nhs england said it had made £7 million available to local areas to improve their crisis lines. for hannah, if crisis lines are to improve, staff must have the tim

commons this afternoon before meeting the commissioner of scotland yard at a police station in south londonfficers anywhere at any stage in their career, or indeed staff in police forces, who shouldn't be there. the national police database contains a variety of information about people against which those individuals can be rechecked. it's important that we do that immediately and police forces carried out to identify and root out anyone who's not fit to serve. no one doubts the damage the carrick case and other recent scandals have already done to trust in policing, particularly among women. but there is an urgency in the political response because of concerns that without action, public confidence in law enforcement could be damaged still further. carrick was recruited despite being suspected of two offences against women, and also passed two internal vetting checks. a home office review will look at what went wrong. the mayor of london sadiq khan has said carrick should lose his £22,000 a year police pension, a call that has home office support, but it is the loss of trust in policing t

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south of england too. i think the funding that you're all getting per person out of this levelling up fund is twice per capita what londonhat should give you guys the confidence that when we talk about delivering levelling up, spreading opportunity across the country, that we really mean it. it's not the only controversy surrounding the latest list of awards. there are winners and losers, with the decisions made by officials in westminster. labour says it would replace the current system. i don't think anyone looking at this process, tory mps are up in arms today, lots of people around the country who lost out completely, i don't think anyone thinks the system is fair. while the conservative mayor of the west midlands, andy street, said the bidding and begging bowl culture of the funding process was broken. and then there's the wider context. for some councils, this is a substantial pot of money which could actually give some quite big improvements. but it's important to see the context. this comes off the back of a decade of cuts to local government which fell hard on poorer places. back at morecambe�*s west end playhou

child refugees got school places, and only then when worried teachers from walworth academy in south londonse delighted to be in class. but a year on, and the girls aren't here. the home office suddenly moved them to another hotel in the north of england without arranging school places for them. look at the care that's been taken. isn't it glorious? that's a lot of work. principaljess west says she cried when she received handmade christmas cards from some of the afghan girls who were forced to leave the school. we know them, we love them, we look after them, we care for them. what's really difficult is to see them moving from a situation that was precarious, that we did everything we could to try and shore up for them, to another situation that isn't permanent and is just as precarious. najma, studying for her gcses, must repeat a year because local schools have no year 11 vacancies. marzia is having to study online with material provided by walworth academy. i think they broke their promise and the hotel is like a jail. the government is spending £1 million a day on hotels for afghans bec

the prime minister has been visiting a school in south london this morning.bout the pressure on the nhs, prince harry's book, and about the government's proposed new anti—strike laws. yesterday the government wrote to all union leaders inviting them in for talks on monday. we incredibly value the important work that our public sector workers do, especially our nurses, and we want to have an honest, grown—up conversation about what is affordable, what is responsible for the country and those invitations have gone and i'm hopeful that those meetings can happen on monday so we can have a productive conversation find a way through this. fin productive conversation find a way through this-_ productive conversation find a way through thie— productive conversation find a way throu~h this. , ., ., i. through this. on the legislation you brou . ht through this. on the legislation you brou:ht in, through this. on the legislation you brought in, could _ through this. on the legislation you brought in, could people _ through this. on the legislation you brought in, could

jermaine cools was attacked in a fight involving a number of people, near west croydon station in south londonbale, the wales football captain, has announced his retirement from the game. in a twitter post, wales' most capped player said he has experienced "the highest of highs" over 17 seasons. before christmas, he led his nation to their first world cup appearance in 64 years. jane dougall looks back at his career. must score... and does! he didn't know it, but this was gareth bale's last goalfor wales. despite saying he would not retire after the 2022 world cup, that's exactly what the 33—year—old has done. he made the announcement on social media, saying... and it was this patriotic passion which endeared bale to the fans. he's done an awful lot for wales and i think he'll be a sad loss. he's been a star for wales. and i believe he's shown a great demonstration to the people who look up to him. it was just kind of expected, really, wasn't it? _ i think especially after— the world cup and it not going quite as well as you would have hoped. despite the disappointing early exit, bale's intern

jermaine cools was attacked in a fight involving a number of people near west croydon station in south london forces to take control of the capital, brasilia, after supporters of former president bolsonaro stormed the government compound. the building houses the supreme court, congress and the office of the president. they�*re angry at the result of october�*s election. many world leaders have condemned the riot, which president lula da silva described as the work of "facists". our south america correspondent katy watson has the latest. total chaos in brasilia, as thousands of hard—line protesters invaded government buildings. authorities responding with tear gas to try and regain control of brazil�*s capital. this was a scenario many here feared might happen, after a divisive election back in october. these images are clearly reminiscent of what happened in the us capitol two years ago. after all, former presidentjair bolsonaro is nicknamed "the trump of the tropics" by some. but while far—right protesters here have been emboldened by the former us president, this was more than just a copyca

, the london, the south london, the south, these, because he said that they were overheating. re than a lot parts of the country. you're concentrating on per head funding. that's a long term justification for spending less on the north that we've seen across many, many decades . seen across many, many decades. are we getting the kind of levelling up that we were promised in the 2019 general election by boris johnson ? and election by boris johnson? and is the thing that's really changed is that you're worried about losing southern seats? and one linked question, are you 100% committed to the current plans for hs2 ? so again, it's plans for hs2? so again, it's kind of version of the same same question , sam. but look, we are question, sam. but look, we are completely committed to levelling up across the united kingdom and we've already been through a couple of ways of saying the same thing. if you look at how we're spending this money disproportionately money is disproportionately benefiting people in the north east and north—west. and that's what that's great. right. and thatis

child refugees got school places and only then when worried teachers from woolworth economy in south london are not here. the home office suddenly moved them to another hotel in the north of england without arranging school places for them.— england without arranging school places for them. look at the care. isn't it glorious? _ places for them. look at the care. isn't it glorious? that's _ places for them. look at the care. isn't it glorious? that's a - places for them. look at the care. isn't it glorious? that's a lot i places for them. look at the care. isn't it glorious? that's a lot of i isn't it glorious? that's a lot of work. isn't it glorious? that's a lot of work- the _ isn't it glorious? that's a lot of work. the principal _ isn't it glorious? that's a lot of work. the principaljess- isn't it glorious? that's a lot of work. the principaljess west | isn't it glorious? that's a lot of i work. the principaljess west says she cried when she received handmade christmas cards from some of the afghan girls who were forced to leave the school bus yellow we know them, we love them, we look

mark white, chief news, south east london . chief news, south east london. lawyer skyler mccabe. so, scarlett , skyler mccabe. so, scarlett, this just signalled, isn't it a tougher approach from border force ? it does signal a tougher force? it does signal a tougher approach, but there are systems and rules in place that are expected to be followed from an immigration. i'm sorry. it's my baby and he is being removed right now . but yeah, there are right now. but yeah, there are systems and rules in place that are expected to be followed from an immigration standpoint and use citizens coming to the uk to work following brexit must now obtain work visas and those resident in the uk before brexit went into effect needed to apply to the eu settlement scheme to obtain pre—set or sanctioned status to continue being able to live and work in the uk and coming out of lockdown. the people who did not their status are desperate and the immigration rules need to possibly be expanded to make it easier for people to obtain work permissions and there is also a labour short

his majesty in south london.is majesty spoke to staff and visitors and heard how the centre provides a home away from home for africans living in the uk. home away from home for africans living in the uk . the new living in the uk. the new building is a 1960s former office block that's been transformed into a community hub for african culture art and heritage . that's it . have to heritage. that's it. have to date on tv, online and dab radio. this is gb news people's channel. well, now it's time for headunes. headlines. hello, i'm andrew doyle and welcome to headliners, your first look at friday's newspaper . joining me tonight are two of the uk's biggest comedians by surface area the very tall it's leo kearse and scott chaparro. but first we can have a look at friday's front pages. we're going to start with the daily mail, which runs with hunt. time to stop talking britain down. easier said than . done. of easier said than. done. of course, in the current climate . course, in the current climate. we're going mov

his majesty in south london.is majesty spoke to staff and visitors and heard how the centre provides a home away from home for africans living in the uk. home away from home for africans living in the uk . the new living in the uk. the new building is a 1960s former office block that's been transformed into a community hub for african culture art and heritage . that's it . have to heritage. that's it. have to date on tv, online and dab radio. this is gb news people's channel. well, now it's time for headunes. headlines. hello, i'm andrew doyle and welcome to headliners, your first look at friday's newspaper . joining me tonight are two of the uk's biggest comedians by surface area the very tall it's leo kearse and scott chaparro. but first we can have a look at friday's front pages. we're going to start with the daily mail, which runs with hunt. time to stop talking britain down. easier said than . done. of easier said than. done. of course, in the current climate . course, in the current climate. we're going mov

but what it's mostly about is levelling up places london and the south . places london and the south.eflect . i really don't may reflect. i really don't know, to be quite honest with you, i'm sure it'll be functioning for there's plenty of pubs and bars in lancaster, otherwise a good selling point anyway , sophie, thanks for anyway, sophie, thanks for joining us out. anyway, sophie, thanks for joining us out . very sunny joining us out. very sunny lancaster. thank you very much indeed. well you've been watching gb news live with, of course, all the politics of the day with. pmqs don't go anywhere because plenty more to come in this final hour. the programme, including the latest look at the weather. what's out weather. what's it doing out there? deakin here with there? alex deakin here with your latest weather updated enemy tell you it's another cold one. a dry, sunny one for many. but we do have further wintry showers places . snow across showers in places. snow across northern scotland and a mixture of rain, sleet and snow further west is that, say, in the east where, we've got low

south of england too. i think the funding that you're all getting per person out of this levelling up fund is twice per capita what londonnfidence that when we talk about delivering levelling up and spreading opportunity across the country, that we really mean it. it's not the only controversy surrounding the latest list of awards. there are winners and losers, with the decisions made by officials in westminster. labour says it would replace the current system. i don't think anyone looking at this process, tory mps are up in arms today, lots of people around the country who lost out completely, i don't think anyone thinks that the system is fair. while the conservative mayor of the west midlands, andy street, said the bidding and begging bowl culture of the funding process was broken. and then there's the wider context. for some councils, this is a substantial pot of money which could actually give some quite big improvements. but it's important to see the context. this comes off the back of a decade of cuts to local government which fell harder on poorer places. back at morecambe's west end playhouse, i met matt, chelse

a 29 year old in south london.eing in peckham, rye park and, december. a 16 year old and a 19 year old have been remanded custody until a hearing on tuesday. us investigators have found more classified documents during a 12 hour search of president joe biden's home in delaware . some biden's home in delaware. some were from biden's time a senator and others from his role , a vice and others from his role, a vice president for barack obama. the special counsel has been appointed to investigate how the president has handled the sensitive documents . well, the sensitive documents. well, the 2 billion people have welcomed in one of the world's biggest festivals, the lunar new year fireworks , music and lanterns fireworks, music and lanterns lined the streets across asia as people welcomed in the year of the rabbit . now tensions the rabbit. now tensions over the rabbit. now tensions over the immigration situation in the irish republic are with protests taking place across the weekend to pressure on the government to ac

mark white gb news south east london . gavin, i just wondered london.ou made of mark white's package, though i mean, the government's under pressure on immigration , so presumably it'll immigration, so presumably it'll be so delighted that you know, my wife can go out with people and show that they're getting tough on immigration. do you think? do you think it'll work with that, with the public, that they'll look at that and think, oh, you know, oh, actually, you know, maybe the are on the government are tough on immigration. them thought the government are tough on imm were. n. them thought the government are tough on imm were. n. thelf thought the government are tough on imm were. n. thei hopefullyght they were. well, i hopefully will people that the will reassure people that the government is seeking to enforce the laws. clearly, clearly. right. are here right. that if people are here illegally, shouldn't illegally, they shouldn't be able here. i think there able to work here. i think there is issue which is is a wider issue which is separate immigra

being spent on some of the wrong — heard, it's being spent on some of the wrong areas, in london and the southh—east of england for instance, only £108 million — england for instance, only £108 million has been earmarked, half the price of— million has been earmarked, half the price ofiust — million has been earmarked, half the price ofjust what you got here in morecambe itself. in the north—west, there's— morecambe itself. in the north—west, there's been— morecambe itself. in the north—west, there's been a lot of investment. e350 _ there's been a lot of investment. £350 million. labour has called it a hunger— £350 million. labour has called it a hunger games strategy, putting one region— hunger games strategy, putting one region against another. it's 18 months — region against another. it's 18 months since the first round of funding — months since the first round of funding was handed out for levelling up funding was handed out for levelling up round _ funding was handed out for levelling up round one, and some of those projects— up round one, and some of those projects still haven't got off

it'll affect around 60 routes operated by abellio in south and west london.hed by a man with a gun as he stood on the pool deck of a villa. the national portrait gallery plans to open a new exhibition space in what used to be an old toilet block. the venue, in central london, is currently closed for major renovations and intends to reopen in the summer. it now wants to expand by using the space beneath leicester square, which was once a victorian public loo. a schoolgirl from south london who lost the ability to walk unaided two years ago, has set her sights on competing for great britain in dressage. 13—year—old yasmina was diagnosed with friedreich's ataxia, a condition that progressively damages the nervous system. she took up horse riding to help strengthen her muscles, and now wants to take her love of the sport even further. i can ride independently, like any other kid. like, i can ride like any able—bodied person. riding has given me a lot of hope, because i want to go to the 2028 paralympics now. now onto the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello, goo

across england, places like lambeth in south london, brighton and hove and cardiff, have higher percentages but other communities aren't so lucky and i think by asking these type of questions on a national level it means that resources will be allocated in the correct way, that their communities will have their, kind of, needs addressed. people were also asked if their gender identity is different to their sex that was registered when they were born. so, for example, someone who was born male may not identify in this way. more than 45 million people answered this question — that's 94% of the population. out of those, 262,000 said their gender identity is different to the sex that was registered at birth — that's about one in 200 people, with an equal number identifying as transgender men and transgender women. the hope is that this data is used to pinpoint where services like housing, health care and employment might be needed. health care and employment some charities have called this a landmark moment and lgbt organisations say recognition is important. there's a really quiet scene in wre

tickets may be to blame for the crush which killed two people at brixton academy last month in south londonleblower and had this update. just a bit of background in terms of what happened, this was a stampede and a crush at a concert at the oaty academy, brixton, in south—west london, back in december. it was the nigerian afrobeats star singer asake. he had already performed twice in london, performances were fine, everything went well, and his last, final performance, lots more people arrived at the venue that ultimately should not have been there, the gig was sold out, there were no tickets on sale. now, what were no tickets on sale. now, what we have revealed or what we have discovered is a whistleblower working that night has alleged that security guards at the venue were taking bribes from fans who didn�*t have tickets, and paying cash for the privilege of getting in, so, they were paying up to, earning, up to £1000 per night, these security guards and he says his colleagues from ap security, and this individual, the whistleblower who we have not named, has said that he was working tha

but labour has criticised the plan, saying london and the south will be the greatest beneficiaries .the greatest beneficiaries. mr. sunak insists that won't be the case. the north—west is the top region so the amount of money per person living that who came to help north—west who came second north—east and actually if you look down to the other end of the table, you find places like london , the places like london, the southeast. and the difference is huge.soi southeast. and the difference is huge. so i think the funding that you're all getting per person out of this levelling up fundis person out of this levelling up fund is twice per capita . what fund is twice per capita. what london, the southeast is getting. and that should give you guys a confidence that when we talk about delivering, levelling up and spreading opportunity across the country, that it. rishi that we really mean it. rishi sunak well, in other news today, two retired metropole police officers have been charged with child sex offences as part of an investigation . a serving met investigation. a serving met chief in

a primary school in south london has voted to change its name as its current one honours one of britaint�*s a british story, you know, about a british man who came and sort of dazzled with his boxing career and then got caught up in something that he shouldn�*t have. he should have been recognised as a british citizen. and so i think, as a society, as uk society, we need to be aware of what�*s happening and, as a people, right the wrongs. the world�*s first underground railway opened 160 years ago today, but you know it as the metropolitan line. when it launched back in 1863 it served just six stations, between farringdon and paddington. it had wooden carriages with steam trains up until the 1960s. it�*s still the only underground line with an express service at peak times. sticking with travel and lets see how the tubes are looking at the moment. there�*s a good service on the tube lines this morning. now onto the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello there. good morning. the unsettled theme is just set to continue across the capital as we head through the rest of this week, so there�*

mark white gb news south east london . while our south east london.reat story joining me on the show now is ivan, who's a specialist immigration lawyer. ivan, good afternoon to. good afternoon, andrew. so this is the government, the home office, immigration service. call it what you will finally doing job properly . i mean, yeah, i mean, properly. i mean, yeah, i mean, it's the border enforcement agency . and if you're in agency. and if you're in a unhed agency. and if you're in a united arsenal, want to come and live and work in the uk post—brexit, you need to have permission and that's under what's called a skilled worker visa . the cost of these visas , visa. the cost of these visas, including legal fees and application fees for three year visas, about 5000 and for a five year visa. it's about 9000 per person. on top of that employer also has to have a sponsored licence and the cost of that , licence and the cost of that, including legal fees, is around 3 to 5000. so it is for employees to employ people in low skilled jobs , to get the low skilled

welcome dunng has been given a warm welcome during his first visit to the new africa centre in south london his majesty spoke to london. his majesty spoke to staff and visitors and heard how the centre provided a home away from home for africans living in the uk. the new building is a 1960s former office block that has been transformed into a community hub for african culture and heritage . that's culture and heritage. that's what he is back now to farage lodge in crawley . lodge in crawley. that evening we are here at the three bridges football club in crawley . well, as we spend some crawley. well, as we spend some time here. the cabinet today have been at chequers . yes, have been at chequers. yes, they've been getting ready for they've been getting ready for the next general election . gb the next general election. gb news polling today suggests the tories are now 29 points behind labour and behind on economic competence . they and every other competence. they and every other major issue. a poll of three key constituencies in the last 48 hours could not name . when the hours could not n

welcome dunng has been given a warm welcome during his first visit to the new africa centre in south london his majesty spoke to london. his majesty spoke to staff and visitors and heard how the centre provided a home away from home for africans living in the uk. the new building is a 1960s former office block that has been transformed into a community hub for african culture and heritage . that's culture and heritage. that's what he is back now to farage lodge in crawley . lodge in crawley. that evening we are here at the three bridges football club in crawley . well, as we spend some crawley. well, as we spend some time here. the cabinet today have been at chequers . yes, have been at chequers. yes, they've been getting ready for they've been getting ready for the next general election . gb the next general election. gb news polling today suggests the tories are now 29 points behind labour and behind on economic competence . they and every other competence. they and every other major issue. a poll of three key constituencies in the last 48 hours could not name . when the hours could not n